A new poll shows Julia Letlow with a very clear path to the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate. The poll by Kaplan Strategies shows Letlow with a 15-point lead over John Fleming, 52% to 37%, with 10% undecided. Pollster Doug Kaplan says Letlow has consolidated support among all factions of the Republican coalition.
“She’s leading among Catholics, Protestants; among very conservative, moderate Republicans,” Kaplan noted.
Kaplan says two questions in particular separated Letlow from Fleming.
“We asked a couple of questions about loyalty to Trump and if age is an issue. And those two issues helped Letlow and hurt Fleming,” Kaplan said.
Kaplan says with this margin closely mirroring Letlow’s margin over Fleming in last month’s primary, Fleming has a very tall task ahead of him if he expects to close the gap between now and June 27th.
“It will be tough for him. Very tough. But you never know, with low turnout and being a runoff election,” Kaplan said.